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By Rebecca Murray
Young militia members in Kufra. / Rebecca Murray/IPS.
KUFRA, Libya, Apr 28 (IPS) – The recent outbreak of violence between the largely segregated Zwai and Tabu tribes in Libya’s remote, Saharan town of Kufra shattered the uneasy calm that held since last February’s clashes, resulting in more than 100 deaths. The clashes illustrate [...]
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Posted by
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Johannesburg water tanker. Credit: Sipho Stuurman/IPS
Water has been restored to the Diepsloot township in Johannesburg, but residents say more should have been done by the city to ensure that they had enough to drink after the water supply was contaminated.
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Posted by
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By Isaiah Esipisu
About 60 percent of Kenya’s power is hydroelectric, however, the supply is unsteady. / Isaiah Esipisu/IPS
NAIROBI, Apr 25 (IPS) – When Kenya’s newly announced geothermal power generation project comes online, it will turn the East African country into an economic powerhouse in the region.
In April, the government launched the Menengai Geothermal [.
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Posted by
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By William Lloyd-George
Several of the children in Abala camp are visibly malnourished, and NGO workers are concerned about potential epidemics. / William Lloyd-George/IPS
ABALA, Niger, Apr 25 (IPS) – It was the middle of the day when Tabisou, 72, suddenly saw people from her town of Amderamboukane in Mali fleeing for their lives. Her family [...]
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Posted by
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By Mustapha Dumbuya
Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier and UNICEF Advocate for Children Affected by War worries about the country’s former child soldiers. / Mustapha Dumbuya
FREETOWN, Apr 25 (IPS) – When the verdict against Liberia’s former President Charles Taylor for war crimes in Sierra Leone is handed down on Thursday, it will be of [...]
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Posted by
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By Badylon Kawanda Bakiman
Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are embracing a new variety of cassava.
/ Credit: André Thiel/Flickr
KIKWIT, DR Congo, Apr 25 (IPS) – Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are embracing a new variety of cassava which, in combination with improved agricultural techniques, easily outperforms yields from other popular [...]
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Posted by
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Women process cassava products. Credit: Martha Nyambura/IPS
It is estimated that African farmers who sell their surplus harvest receive only 10 to 20 percent of the price of their produce due to post harvest losses brought about by extreme climatic conditions and the lack of access to appropriate technologies. But, says Martha Nyambura, women in the Kilifi county of [...]
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Posted by
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By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 26 (IPS) – The United Nations is rejoicing over the conviction of a former head of state for committing crimes against humanity, specifically involving the recruitment of child soldiers.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone Thursday found Charles Taylor, a former president of Liberia, guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes, [...]
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